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WADE, William
1858 - 1882 (24 years) Has 29 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
1821 - 1909 (88 years)-
Name WADE, William Birth 1858 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England 
Gender Male Death 20 May 1882 Leicester, Leicestershire Person ID I225 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father WADE, William, b. 1829, Keyham, Leicestershire, England d. 12 Nov 1864, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 35 years) Mother EDGOOSE, Jemima, b. 29 Apr 1821, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England d. 21 Sep 1909, Billesdon, Leicestershire, England (Age 88 years) Marriage 17 Dec 1855 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Family ID F143 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family LANCELY, Mary Jane, b. 1849, Chester, Cheshire d. 1922, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 73 years) Marriage 1879 Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire Children 1. WADE, Alfred William, b. 1878, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 1912, Hinckley Registration District, Leicestershire (Age 34 years)2. WADE, Emily Jane, b. 2 May 1882, Leicester, Leicestershire d. 1923, Hendon Registration District, Middlesex (Age 40 years)Family ID F142 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
WILLIAM WADE 1858-1882
The birth of William WADE was registered in 1858.
(GRO June Q 1858 [EDGOOSE] Birmingham 06D 152)
The 1861 census of 6 Oxford Terrace, Infirmary Square, Leicester St. Mary:
John BAKER, head, aged 50, carpenter & joiner, born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Caroline BAKER, wife, aged 51, born at Gosberton;
Mary E. BAKER, daughter, aged 24, milliner, born at Gosberton;
Caroline A. BAKER, daughter, aged 23, cotton winder, born at Gosberton;
Emily A. BAKER, daughter, aged 22, cotton winder, born at Gosberton;
John BAKER, son, aged 20, carpenter and joiner, born at Gosberton;
James BAKER, son, aged 19, carpenter and joiner, born at Nuneaton, Warwickshire;
*William WADE, visitor, aged 2, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
(RG9/2294/48/6)
(Two year old William WADE was probably the son of Caroline BAKER's sister Jemima WADE formerly EDGOOSE)
The 1871 census of 17 Kent Street, Leicester St. Mary:
Jemima WADE, head, aged 50, widow, staymaker, born in Leicestershire (sic);
*William WADE, son, aged 13, grocer, born in Leicestershire;
Albert WADE, son, aged 11, scholar, born in Leicestershire;
Emerly WADE, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born in Leicestershire;
George WADE, son, aged 8, born in Leicestershire.
(RG10/3284/44/2)
The marriage of William WADE to Mary Jane PACKER at Leicester Register Office took place on 29 May 1879. William WADE was a 23 year old bachelor, a clicker, of 17 Kent Street, New Bridge Street, Leicester, and son of William WADE, a deceased shoemaker. Mary Jane PACKER was a 27 year old widow of the same address, daughter of Richard Buckley LANCELEY, a deceased corn factor. Witnesses were Charles Henry GACENOUGH and Emily WADE.
(GRO June Q 1879 Leicester 7a 407).
The 1881 census of 4 Castle Street, Leicester:
*William WADE, head, aged 26, shoe hand, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Mary J. WADE, wife, aged 35, upholsteress, born at Liverpool, Lancashire;
Alfred W. WADE, son, aged 2, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
(RG11/3175/110/11)
He died of hemoptysis at 4 Castle Street, Leicester, on 20 May 1882 aged 24. His occupation was shoe clicker. His mother Jemima WADE of 17 Kent Street, Leicester, informed the registrar. Surprisingly, although she could write she made her mark.
(GRO June Q 1882 Leicester 7a 143)
(revised 25.01.2024)